Reading a Grid Map #2: Around Town

Drive through town to find certain locations in this colorful grid map worksheet! Students are given a 5-by-5 grid map of a town, with images of a bank, hospital, park, ice cream truck, and house. Learners must find each location on the map and write down its coordinates.

Knowing how to read a map is a vital skill for young learners. Maps can help build students’ sense of direction and place as they learn to identify locations and determine where they are. Building these skills with grid maps can help prepare students for reading more detailed maps later on.

Ready to read more maps? Check out the next worksheet in this series, Reading a Grid Map #3: At the Park!